document.write( "Question 314146: A rope that is 220 feet long needs to be cut into 6 pieces. Five pieces are the same length, and the sixth piece is three feet longer than twice the length of one of the shorter piece. How long is each piece? \n" ); document.write( "
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\"5x%2B%282x%2B3%29=220\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"7x=217\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Five pieces are 31 feet long and the sixth piece is 65 feet long.
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